Encompass Health (EHC) FCF Payout Ratio (2013 - 2026)
Encompass Health's FCF Payout Ratio was 0.30 in Q2 2026, up 101.0% from 0.15 a year earlier and up 125.2% from the prior quarter.
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Encompass Health (EHC) FCF Payout Ratio (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Encompass Health's FCF Payout Ratio was 0.18 through Jun 30, 2026, up 19.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 0.16, down 7.1% from FY2024.
- FCF Payout Ratio has now declined for three consecutive years.
- In earlier years, FCF Payout Ratio was 0.17 in FY2024 (-22.7%), 0.23 in FY2023 (-72.3%), 0.81 in FY2022 (+23.3%) and 0.66 in FY2021 (+84.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly FCF Payout Ratio since Q3 2021.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Payout Ratio was higher in two of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 5.7%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Payout Ratio over five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 101.0%); the worst was Q1 2023 (a decline of 54.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, EHC's FCF Payout Ratio in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 0.13 (Q1 2026), 0.16 (Q4 2025) and 0.20 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 101.59 Bn | 97.60 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Natera | 59.85 Bn | 55.54 Bn | 485.19 Mn | - |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.65 Bn | 24.78 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 0.21 |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 26.47 Bn | 24.22 Bn | 1.11 Bn | - |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 22.70 Bn | 18.77 Bn | 219.03 Mn | - |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 22.69 Bn | 11.70 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | BrightSpring Health Services | 13.01 Bn | 11.34 Bn | 492.75 Mn | - |
| 8 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 12.56 Bn | 4.51 Bn | 1.52 Bn | - |
| 9 | Tempus AI | 12.19 Bn | 9.22 Bn | 246.50 Mn | - |
| 10 | Encompass Health | 11.95 Bn | 11.61 Bn | - | 0.30 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.30 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.13 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.16 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.20 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.15 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.14 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.21 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.25 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.16 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.23 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.18 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.27 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.48 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.20 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.49 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.19 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.33 |
API Access
Encompass Health FCF Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=EHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "ticker": "EHC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=EHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();